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Innocence Of Death: A Habeas Petitioner's Last Chance, Deborah J. Gander Sep 1993

Innocence Of Death: A Habeas Petitioner's Last Chance, Deborah J. Gander

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is Innocence Sufficient? An Essay On The U.S. Supreme Court's Continuing Problems With Federal Habeas Corpus And The Death Penalty, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jul 1993

Is Innocence Sufficient? An Essay On The U.S. Supreme Court's Continuing Problems With Federal Habeas Corpus And The Death Penalty, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Indiana Law Journal

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Capital Punishment's Future, Welsh S. White May 1993

Capital Punishment's Future, Welsh S. White

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Capital Punishment in America by Raymond Paternoster


"A Good Murder", Leigh B. Bienen Jan 1993

"A Good Murder", Leigh B. Bienen

Fordham Urban Law Journal

People are profoundly interested in crimes because the law and legal punishments are supposed to address the fundamental human craving for justice. Courts are embedded in this system of law because we do not rust individuals alone or groups to judge fairly. This essay will describe a pattern which emerged when researchers examined all homicide cases in the state of New Jersey during the years immediately after the reimposition of capital punishment in 1982. Particularly relevant is the pattern of capital punishment for urban and suburban murders, and how those cases were regarded by law enforcement, the media, and the …